21 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
Portal House Network: Turner Network Television Production Company: Amblin Television, Space Floor Executive Producers: Steven Spielberg, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank, Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner, Josh Applebaum, André Nemec Logline: A group of young scientists stumble upon a portal into the time-space...
Read more → 16 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
Well, the network upfronts have come to an end, with The CW revealing their fall schedule this morning. The network brought back most of their shows, so there were few open spots on the lineup. Sci-fi and supernatural are definitely kings of the new series, with four out the five pickups falling into...
Read more → 16 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
The Upfronts came to a close today as youth-centric CW announced changes on the horizon and USA Network talked about new shows and the season ahead. The CW hasn't given up on the Wonder Woman prequel Amazon. CW president Mark Pedowitz said that original writer is no longer working on the rewrite and the project...
Read more → 16 May 2013
By Dina Gachman 
Steve Carell and NBC had some big shoes to fill when they opted for an American remake of the hit BBC series The Office in 2005. Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant created the original mockumentary style comedy in 2001, which followed the employees of a paper company, among them their manager David Brent,...
Read more → 15 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
CBS, as always, is #1 overall. This is a fact they apparently offered up repeatedly at the upfront, according to the many Twitter jokes. Not only that, it looks like they are also going to be #1 in the key 18-49 demo, a title that’s belonged to Fox for the last eight years. They renewed nearly all of their...
Read more → 15 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
It's time for CBS to get their moment in the sun - and on stage - at the upfront presentations in Manhattan. The network is bringing a comedy block to Thursday nights, and they are launching a drama and four freshman comedies this fall. The new Greg Garcia show starring Will Arnett called The Millers...
Read more → 15 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
Pilots Omar Miller has been cast opposite Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in HBO’s untitled dramedy pilot about the lives of retired athletes living in Miami. Current Series Justin Hartley has booked a role on ABC Family’s Melissa & Joey. Angela...
Read more → 15 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
ABC is likely going to finish the 2012-2013 season fourth in the coveted 18-49 demo, however the good news is they are going to be #1 with women in that same age range. A fair number of their new series pickups definitely reflect their desire to remain #1 in that category, but they’ve also made some...
Read more → 14 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
Fleet Street Network: Starz Entertainment Production Company: Lionsgate Television, Virgin Produced, Octagon Executive Producers: Piers Morgan, John Ferriter, Justin Berfield, Jason Felts, Michael C. Forman, Daniel Brocklehurst Logline: Chronicles the rise of tabloid journalism, the sexual revolution...
Read more → 14 May 2013
By Studio System News Staff 
ABC took center stage today at Lincoln Center, and Entertainment Group President Paul Lee talked about the tough decision to cancel Happy Endings, the importance of female empowerment, and the downsizing of reality staple Dancing With The Stars. Last week, they announced that they were picking up Rebel...
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